A long-planned 50-cent fee on tickets to Tacoma Rainiers games will start hitting fans in the 2012 season, a year after the renovated Cheney Stadium opened for baseball. After City Council members questioned why it wasn't in effect for the 2011 season, city officials notified the Rainiers Saturday it would charge the so-called facility fee starting in 2012 for baseball games – and starting Monday for other ticketed events.
PETER HALEY THE NEWS TRIBUNE
James Anderson scans tickets as fans enter Cheney Stadium in Tacoma on Tuesday.
A long-planned 50-cent fee on tickets to Tacoma Rainiers games will start hitting fans in the 2012 season, a year after the renovated Cheney Stadium opened for baseball.
After City Council members questioned why it wasn't in effect for the 2011 season, city officials notified the Rainiers Saturday it would charge the so-called facility fee starting in 2012 for baseball games – and starting Monday for other ticketed events.
Proceeds will go first to helping pay off the $30 million the city borrowed to renovate the stadium. Once debt payments are covered each year, leftover proceeds will be returned to the team for future maintenance.
Read more: http://blog.thenewstribune.com/politics/2011/08/02/city-to-charge-50-cents-on-2012-tacoma-rainiers-tickets/
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